The Meaning of Proverbs 5:14 Explained

Proverbs 5:14

KJV: I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

YLT: As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company.

Darby: I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

ASV: I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 5:14?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 5:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 5:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I was almost  in all evil  in the midst  of the congregation  and assembly. 

What does Proverbs 5:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 5:1-14 - Quicksands! Keep Off!
It is a matter for great thankfulness that the Bible, which is God's book rather than man's, deals so strongly and wisely with one great evil, which has manifested itself in every age and in every state of society. It speaks boldly and plainly; and all who will meditate on its teaching with a prayerful heart, will be saved from many a painful snare. If we fall it will only be due to our having refused to heed the voice that speaks to us from paragraphs like these.
The one great caution that we must all observe is in the control of our thoughts. The soul must never lie open to the tide of suggestive thoughts that break along its beach. As of old the watchman kept the gate of the medieval city so soon as darkness fell, so must the purity of God keep watch and ward at eye-gate, ear-gate, and touch-gate, lest some emissary of evil gain entrance and betray the citadel. Let Christ be the custodian of thy soul, whether thou be man or woman, old or young, and let Him impart to thee His own divine and human purity. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 5

1  Solomon exhorts to wisdom
3  He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot
15  He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity
22  The wicked are overtaken with their own sins

What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:14 mean?

On the verge I was of total ruin in the midst of the congregation and assembly
כִּ֭מְעַט הָיִ֣יתִי בְכָל־ רָ֑ע בְּת֖וֹךְ קָהָ֣ל וְעֵדָֽה

כִּ֭מְעַט  On  the  verge 
Parse: Preposition-k, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: מְעַט  
Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness.
הָיִ֣יתִי  I  was 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְכָל־  of  total 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
רָ֑ע  ruin 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
בְּת֖וֹךְ  in  the  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
קָהָ֣ל  of  the  congregation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָהָל  
Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.
וְעֵדָֽה  and  assembly 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵדָה  
Sense: congregation, gathering.

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